RN- Patient Care Manager

UnitedHealth Group•Longview, WA

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Explore opportunities with Assured Home Health, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Home Health Patient Care Manager and RN Hybrid is responsible for the supervision and coordination of clinical services and provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. Coordinates and supervises an interdisciplinary team of staff to assure the continuity of high quality care to home health patients assigned to the team's area in accordance with physician prescribed plan of care, and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in state of practice
Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation

Nice To Haves

Home Care experience
Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

Coordinates referrals, authorizations, start‑of‑care (SOC) visits, and clinician assignments to ensure timely, appropriate patient evaluations
Manages ongoing patient care coordination, including benefits verification, medical necessity, insurance approvals, and payer change documentation
Oversees clinical documentation quality and timeliness, including OASIS assessments, visit notes, orders, care plans, and productivity standards
Serves as a central communication hub with physicians, clinicians, patients, families, referral sources, and interdisciplinary partners to ensure continuity of care
Monitors patient status, labs, diagnostic results, on‑call events, and significant condition changes, ensuring physician notification and plan‑of‑care updates
Facilitates case conferences, admissions, transfers, discharges, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure appropriate utilization of services and resources
Provides clinical leadership through supervision, orientation, quality oversight, risk reporting, and support of staff performance and regulatory compliance